Lake Towada – Twelve Famous Sceneries
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Name: Lake Towada – Twelve Famous Sceneries
Date: 1935.
Description: From the series, “Meisho Juni Kei” (Twelve Famous Sceneries), Lake Towada. Hasui made 12 designs for uchiwa-e commissioned by the Japanese paper maker, Haibara in 1935. They were published as “Hasui Uchiwa-e Juni Kei”. The original blocks were discovered from the warehouse of the printer, Takahashi. This new series were made from the original blocks with the permission by the heir of Hasui.
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